Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Sh. Anurag Singh Thakur will launch the Nationwide programme of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 on 13th August, 2021
Kolkata, 11th August, 2021
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav-India@75 is organizing Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 throughout the country. 29 kendras of NYKS in West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island will celebrate the Mahatsav with all pomp and show.
Subsequently, each week programmes will be held in 75 districts. Each district 75 villages will be covered till 2nd October 2021. Thus, Fit India Freedom Runs will be organized in 2400 villagesof West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island will be covered.Through this initiative, we will let youth aware of the freedom struggle of our country as well as the sacrifice of our predecessor for whom we are staying in an independent country.
In his message, Minister of Youth Affairs & Sport's has said, "As we celebrate 75 years of Independence, we must resolve for a fit and healthy India because only a fit and healthy India can be a strong India. So, I urge everyone to take part in the nationwide fit India Freedom Run 2.0 and make it people's movement."
This time Fit India Freedom Runs 2.0 will commence on 13th August 2021 and conclude on 2nd October 2021. The aim is to encourage people to take up fitness activities such as running and sports in their daily lives and get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety, diseases etc. Through this campaign, citizens will be given call to make a resolve to include physical activity of at least 30 minutes daily in their lives "FITNESS KI DOSE AADHA GHANTA ROZ".
The key activities of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 include pledge, rendering of National Anthem, Freedom Run, cultural functions at venues, awareness among Youth Volunteers to participate and also organize similar Freedom Runs in their villages. People can register and upload their run-on Fit India portal https://fitindia.gov.in and promote freedom run on their social media channels with #Run4India and #AzadikaAmritMahotsav.
Prominent people, Public Representatives, PRI leaders, social workers, sports persons, media personalities, doctors, farmers and Army personnel are being requested to participate, encourage and motivate the people by gracing these events at various levels. Events will be organized physically and virtually all across the country by following the COVID-19 protocols.
'Fit India Freedom Run' was conceived last year in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic when social distancing became 'new normal lifestyle, so as to keep the imperative need of fitness active even while following the social distancing norms, Fit India Freedom Run was launched on the concept of virtual run i.e., 'it can be run anywhere, anytime! You run a route of your choice, at a time that suits you. Basically, you run your own race and time your own pace'.
Programmes being undertaken by the Kendras of West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island :
The first programme of the Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 in West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island will start at Boxa Fort, Alipurdwar on 13th August,2021. The programme is as follows
1. The run will start at 7.30 AM of 13th August,2021 from S.S.B. Camp, Santana Bari, Boxa Road. The S.S.B. commandant will flag off the run.
2. Singing of National Anthem.
3. Speech on Freedom Struggle by eminent personalities
4. Homage to the martyrs during Freedom Struggle and honour to the alive Freedom Fighter.
5. Cultural Programme.
6. Football matches etc.
The rest of the districts will celebrate the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav-India@75” as per scheduled programme.
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